Methanogenium boonei

Methanogenium boonei
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: "Methanomicrobia"
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanomicrobiaceae
Genus: Methanogenium
Species:
M. boonei
Binomial name
Methanogenium boonei
Kendall et al. 2007

Methanogenium boonei is a methanogenic archaean. Cells are non-motile irregular cocci 1.0–2.5 μm in diameter. This mesophile grows optimally at 19.4 °C, pH6.4–7.8, salinity 0.3–0.5M Na+. It was first isolated from Skan Bay, Alaska.[1]

  1. ^ M.M. Kendall; et al. (2007). "Diversity of Archaea in marine sediments from Skan Bay, Alaska, including cultivated methanogens, and description of Methanogenium boonei sp. nov". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73 (2): 407–414. Bibcode:2007ApEnM..73..407K. doi:10.1128/AEM.01154-06. PMC 1796967. PMID 17122405.
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